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December 19, 2025

Teen Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns Honored With Sculpture at U.S. Capitol

In 1951, a 16-year old Black girl named Barbara Rose Johns raised her voice against segregation. Her high school was in significantly worse conditions than the white high school in Farmville, Virginia. In protest, she led a student walkout that would become a key point in the American Civil Rights Movement. To honor her legacy, the U.S. Capitol has unveiled a statue in her likeness.

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October 31, 2025

Billie Eilish Donates $11.5M to Charities, Calls Out Billionaires To Give More

Singer Billie Eilish has long been a champion of the people, often engaging in political and social activism. She has raised awareness about climate change, committed fashion designers to go fur-free, challenged body shaming with a striking video, and spoken about reproductive rights. A brilliant young woman, Eilish uses her platform in a way that best serves the causes near and dear to her heart.

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October 6, 2025

Meet the Physicist Who Wrote Over 2,000 Wikipedia Biographies for Women in STEM

In 2018, Jessica Wade wrote the first of thousands of Wikipedia articles uplifting female scientists. This initial entry was inspired by her meeting climate researcher Kim Cobb at a conference. Impressed by her work, Wade decided to learn more about her and look up the scientist on Wikipedia. “I thought Cobb was so incredible,” Wade said in a 2019 interview with AAAS. “I went to check if she had a [Wikipedia] page, and she didn’t.

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September 24, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Returns To Air Following Outpouring of Support Including 400 Celebrities and the ACLU

Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel returned to air last night after his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was pulled by ABC’s parent company, Disney, last week under pressure by the from the Trump Administration. In his opening monologue, he expressed deep gratitude for everyone, across the political spectrum and all walks of life, for the support.

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